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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Arcadia, California in 1952.
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* Resided in Arcadia, California in 1953.
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* Was one of 15 children, 12 of them boys.
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* Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
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* Listed hobbies as baseball, fishing, golf and also now in 1953 his new home.
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* Coached under Steve O'Neil of the Detroit Tigers in 1947 and 1948.
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* Was never on a pennant winner until he piloted Portland to a Pacific Coast League flag in 1936.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Attended high school in Cleveland, Ohio.
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* Played with the Cleveland world amateur baseball champs who won the title before 85,000 fans on the final day of the tourney.
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== Achievements ==
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* Has won more Pacific Coast League pennants than any other manager; won pennants with [[1936 Portland]] and 1943 and 1944 with Los Angeles.
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* Holds the all-time Pacific Coast League record for the highest fielding average for a first baseman with .997 for [[1938 Portland]] and also in 1939.
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* Had seven hits in eight trips to the plate in his first pro game.
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* Holds the all-time Pacific Coast League record for the highest fielding percentage for a first baseman with Portland in 1938 with .997 and with Portland with .997 in 1939.
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=== Relatives ==
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* Listed as an uncle of [[Bob Wren]].
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== Sources ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
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* {{cite-book | title=Philadelphia Phillies Organizational Sketch Book | year=1974}}

Latest revision as of 04:03, 29 October 2010


Contents

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Arcadia, California in 1952.
  • Resided in Arcadia, California in 1953.
  • Was one of 15 children, 12 of them boys.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
  • Listed hobbies as baseball, fishing, golf and also now in 1953 his new home.
  • Coached under Steve O'Neil of the Detroit Tigers in 1947 and 1948.
  • Was never on a pennant winner until he piloted Portland to a Pacific Coast League flag in 1936.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Attended high school in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Played with the Cleveland world amateur baseball champs who won the title before 85,000 fans on the final day of the tourney.

[edit] Achievements

  • Has won more Pacific Coast League pennants than any other manager; won pennants with 1936 Portland and 1943 and 1944 with Los Angeles.
  • Holds the all-time Pacific Coast League record for the highest fielding average for a first baseman with .997 for 1938 Portland and also in 1939.
  • Had seven hits in eight trips to the plate in his first pro game.
  • Holds the all-time Pacific Coast League record for the highest fielding percentage for a first baseman with Portland in 1938 with .997 and with Portland with .997 in 1939.

[edit] = Relatives

[edit] Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
  • Philadelphia Phillies Organizational Sketch Book. 1974.
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